- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning opens with a remarkable ₹20 crore collection in India.
- The franchise’s Indian journey skyrockets from ₹2 crore in 1996 to over ₹100 crore in 2025.
- Tom Cruise’s swan song as Ethan Hunt brings the iconic spy saga to a fitting conclusion.
Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt for the last time in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Indian audiences have embraced the finale with fervor.
Beyond the numbers, The Final Reckoning delivers a relentless blend of high-octane action and nostalgia. It pulls together franchise-defining stunts and characters for one last mission.
From ₹2 Crore to ₹100 Crore: How Mission: Impossible Became India’s Favorite Hollywood Franchise
In 1996, Tom Cruise’s first outing as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible earned just ₹2 crore in India, a modest start for a Hollywood release. Back then, foreign films struggled to find mass appeal amidst Bollywood’s dominance. Nearly three decades later, The Final Reckoning is expected to break the ₹100 crore barrier. This is a testament to the franchise’s phenomenal rise in the Indian market.
Advance bookings for The Final Reckoning surged, with over 60,000 tickets sold before the official release. This marks one of the biggest pre-release figures for a Hollywood film in India. Fans flocked to theatres as early as 7 AM. By midday, the film had already garnered ₹1 crore in ticket sales — a sign of its blockbuster potential.
Critically, the film has received mixed reactions. While the action sequences are lauded as some of the most daring in the franchise, the plot has been criticized for being overly convoluted. The story hinges on an AI antagonist, a nod to contemporary fears of digital surveillance. However, some feel the execution is too complex for its own good.
Despite these critiques, The Final Reckoning serves as a fitting farewell for Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, who remains the quintessential spy. He is defined by gravity-defying stunts and unwavering dedication. Fans are not just watching a movie; they’re witnessing the end of an era, as one of Hollywood’s most enduring action franchises draws to a close.
As Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible saga concludes, the franchise’s unprecedented success in India underscores the star’s magnetic global appeal. It also highlights his enduring cinematic legacy.
“Great individuals are of two kinds: those who focus solely on their excellence, and those who lift others as they rise. Tom Cruise is the latter.”
